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At the close, the Dow fell 1.23% as oil surged, while the Nasdaq nearly held flat after Thursday’s A I rout.

The Dow fell 1.01% by eleven forty-eight Eastern as oil surged, while the Nasdaq edged up 0.18%.

Oil is the morning’s pressure point, with W T I crude up 1.57% at $101.03 a barrel.

The Nasdaq 100 fund fell 2.86% while equal-weight stocks rose 0.73% as A I shares sold off.

The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.24% by eleven forty-nine Eastern as technology sank and defensive sectors rose.

Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.76% as WTI crude rose 2.21% on renewed Gulf attacks.

The Nasdaq rose 1.05% as artificial-intelligence shares revived, while the S and P 500 gained 0.58%.

At eleven forty-nine Eastern, the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.17%.

Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.30% as WTI crude climbed 2.13% before sunrise.

The Dow rose 1.02% as health care and small caps led a broad rotation, while the Nasdaq finished nearly flat.